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WAUWATOSA - In the end, J.P. Tokoto couldn't pass up the opportunity to play for one of the marquee programs in men's college basketball.

Tokoto, a highly recruited junior forward from Menomonee Falls, announced Thursday night during a press conference at Dave and Buster's that he's heading to North Carolina after his prep career is over. Tokoto can make his decision official by signing a letter of intent in the fall.

One of the most hotly recruited players in the history of Wisconsin prep basketball, Tokoto chose coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels over a host of successful programs that included two schools in his backyard, the University of Wisconsin and Marquette. ( Read JP Tokoto more... )

College Basketball: JP Tokoto Chooses North Carolina

J.P. Tokoto has made his decision: UNC will be his destination to play his college basketball, declining offers from Connecticut, Marquette, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, UCLA and Wisconsin.

Tokoto, one of the most hotly recruited players in the history of Wisconsin prep basketball, nodded to the Taar Heels and coach Roy Williams during a news conference at Dave and Buster’s on Thursday night.

“I’m going to be a Tar Heel,” Tokoto said in an exclusive interview. “I’m going to North Carolina.”( Read JP Tokoto more... )

But he won’t announce it until Thursday night at 10 p.m. CST in an exclusive interview with the local Milwaukee Fox affiliate, WITI-TV, at Dave & Buster’s in Wauwatosa, Wisc.

“This is J.P.’s moment so my lips are sealed as tight as can be,” Trevor Trimble, Tokoto’s father, said Wednesday by phone. “I don’t want to take away from his moment.” ( Read JP Tokoto more... )

JP Tokoto to Decide This Week

The last few years have been magical at the Menomonee Falls High School gym. Roy Williams of North Carolina and Bill Self of Kansas have been there. Kentucky's John Calipari has come to hang out. Michigan State's Tom Izzo spent a chilly Friday in our neck of the woods.

Marquette's Buzz Williams has been in the house. Scouts from Georgetown and UCLA have also walked through the gym doors. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan has been there more often than most Menomonee Falls residents. They all come to see one thing: Junior Forward JP Tokoto.( Read JP Tokoto more... )

College Basketball Recruiting: JP Tokoto Narrows List To 8 Schools

According to Ritchie Davis, Jean-Pierre Tokoto (2012, 6'6", WG, Menomonee Falls HS) has narrowed his list of potential institutions to pursue his academic and athletic endeavors at the collegiate level to eight schools.

MILWAUKEE—Top Wisconsin high school recruit J.P. Tokoto said Thursday that he has committed to playing college basketball at North Carolina.

The Menomonee Falls High School star forward made the announcement at a Milwaukee restaurant in a room filled with family, friends, teammates, coaches and reporters.

"It's a relief," the 17-year-old junior said. "We can get it off our shoulders and go ahead and focus on other things, like my books, my team." ( Read JP Tokoto more... )

UNC Lands 2012 Swingman J.P. Tokoto

It’s been eight years since Roy Williams left Kansas, but the Midwest continues to be very good to him.

The latest evidence of this is the commitment of Menomonee Falls (Wisc.) High swingman J.P. Tokoto who announced his commitment to the Tar Heels during a Thursday night Milwaukee newscast. ( Read JP Tokoto more... )

J.P. Tokoto Chooses North Carolina

Thursday night J.P. Tokoto made his decision in front of two-hundred-plus people.

As many expected, he has chosen the University of North Carolina and Roy Williams.

Tokoto recently took a visit to Chapel Hill and it has been evident that he liked what the Tar Heels had to offer for sometime.

MILWAUKEE — Top Wisconsin high school recruit J.P. Tokoto said Thursday that he has committed to playing college basketball at North Carolina.

The Menomonee Falls High School star forward made the announcement at a Milwaukee restaurant in a room filled with family, friends, teammates, coaches and reporters.

“It’s a relief,” the 17-year-old junior said. “We can get it off our shoulders and go ahead and focus on other things, like my books, my team.” ( Read JP Tokoto more... )

Tokoto: 'I Am A Tar Heel For Life'

WAUWATOSA, Wisc. --- Throughout his recruiting process, J.P. Tokoto got so many letters and took so many visits that the schools started to blend together. But when he went to Chapel Hill for the first time on Memorial Day weekend of 2009, the 6-foot-6 small forward saw the whole scope of his recruitment change. ( Read JP Tokoto more... )